Andes Specialists

About Us

Andes Specialists came about from Maximo Kausch’s passion for mountaineering. He grew up in Argentina and began his climbing career in the Andes, before moving to the UK and spending a decade guiding Himalayan expeditions. Although his primary focus was on the Himalayas during this time, somehow he always looked back to the Andes.

His Andean dream became real in 2012 when he decided to embark upon a hugely ambitious project: to climb all the 104 x 6000 metre peaks in the Andes. After launching 180 expeditions and having climbed 84 of the Andean 6000ers, Max believes there is so much more out there: “The more I climb in the Andes, the more summits appear on the horizon and the more I realize I haven’t climbed anything! People have to see this!”

During the 6000 meter Andean project, he made many contacts in the guiding industry and decided to set up a network of highly skilled professional guides; experts in every region of the Andes. Unlike intermediary travel agencies who overcharge customers and underpay local guides, Andes Specialists provide a unique link between clients and professionals with unparalleled local knowledge. Andes Specialists will make sure you have the experience of a lifetime.

1 We connect you with a hand-picked and qualified travel expert who can match your trip requirements. The advantage of working directly through a travel expert is that you get the best and unfiltered advice from the very beginning.

2 The travel expert will help you with creating and customising a trip for you. If you have any questions or concerns relating to the trip, the travel expert will also be able to help you with those.

3 When you feel that your trip is exactly per your wish, you'll be able to book the entire trip here on Bookmundi.

The Advantages of Bookmundi

Selected Local Travel Experts
All our local travel experts have been chosen based on rigorous selection criteria. In fact, we reject 98 out of 100 local travel agencies, and thereby giving you access to the top 1-2% local travel experts.

Secure Online Payment and Financial Guarantee
Each and every trip is required to go through Bookmundi's secure payment platform, powered by Stripe and supported by SSL. All payments are therefore carried out in secure manners. We are furthermore member of the Danish Travel Fund which gives you a 100% financial guarantee for any money you pay on Bookmundi, even if we went bankrupt (which we we will not!).

Trip Replacement or 100% Reimbursement
Bookmundi has hand-picked your local travel expert. Our role, as your trusted third party, is therefore to make sure that your entire experience runs as seamless and secure as possible. We guarantee to you that in the unlikely event where a local travel expert cancels your trip after your deposit or full payment has been made, we commit to replacing these services with another equally qualified agency so that your trip can go ahead as planned, or failing to replace it, we will give you a 100% reimbursement.

1 We connect you with a hand-picked and qualified travel expert who can match your trip requirements. The advantage of working directly through a travel expert is that you get the best and unfiltered advice from the very beginning.

2 The travel expert will help you with creating and customising a trip for you. If you have any questions or concerns relating to the trip, the travel expert will also be able to help you with those.

3 When you feel that your trip is exactly per your wish, you'll be able to book the entire trip here on Bookmundi.

The Advantages of Bookmundi

Selected Local Travel Experts
All our local travel experts have been chosen based on rigorous selection criteria. In fact, we reject 98 out of 100 local travel agencies, and thereby giving you access to the top 1-2% local travel experts.

Secure Online Payment and Financial Guarantee
Each and every trip is required to go through Bookmundi's secure payment platform, powered by Stripe and supported by SSL. All payments are therefore carried out in secure manners. We are furthermore member of the Danish Travel Fund which gives you a 100% financial guarantee for any money you pay on Bookmundi, even if we went bankrupt (which we we will not!).

Trip Replacement or 100% Reimbursement
Bookmundi has hand-picked your local travel expert. Our role, as your trusted third party, is therefore to make sure that your entire experience runs as seamless and secure as possible. We guarantee to you that in the unlikely event where a local travel expert cancels your trip after your deposit or full payment has been made, we commit to replacing these services with another equally qualified agency so that your trip can go ahead as planned, or failing to replace it, we will give you a 100% reimbursement.